Baby Monitor System Sound and Light Delivery Based on Vitals

ABSTRACT

A baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry, Doppler monitoring, or temperature sensing; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. A method comprises: obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby; obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and causing a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/885,030 filed on May 27, 2020, which is incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

Baby monitors have existed for almost a century. Originally, babymonitors used one-way audio from a baby to a parent so that the parentcould monitor sounds from the baby. Subsequent baby monitorsincorporated two-way audio so that the parent could also speak to thebaby. Eventually, baby monitors added one-way video from the baby to theparent so that the parent could monitor movement and other behavior ofthe baby. The next generation of baby monitors is incorporating featuresto ensure baby safety.

SUMMARY

In a first embodiment, a baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and aprocessor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleepschedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals arebased on pulse oximetry, Doppler monitoring, or temperature sensing; andcause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleepschedule and the vitals.

In a second embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining a sleep scheduleof a baby; obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based onpulse oximetry, Doppler monitoring, or temperature sensing; and causinga first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep scheduleand the vitals.

In a third embodiment, a computer program product comprisescomputer-executable instructions for storage on a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause anapparatus to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of thebaby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry, Dopplermonitoring, or temperature sensing; and cause a first sound or a firstlight to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals.

Any of the above embodiments may be combined with any of the other aboveembodiments to create a new embodiment. These and other features will bemore clearly understood from the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of this disclosure, reference is nowmade to the following brief description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and detailed description, wherein like referencenumerals represent like parts.

FIG. 1 is a baby monitor system according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 2A is a top perspective view of the wearable in FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B is a top view of the monitor in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3A is a front perspective view of the base station in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3B is a back perspective view of the base station in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the base station in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a baby monitor environment according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of baby monitor system soundand light delivery based on vitals according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It should be understood at the outset that, although an illustrativeimplementation of one or more embodiments are provided below, thedisclosed systems and/or methods may be implemented using any number oftechniques, whether currently known or in existence. The disclosureshould in no way be limited to the illustrative implementations,drawings, and techniques illustrated below, including the exemplarydesigns and implementations illustrated and described herein, but may bemodified within the scope of the appended claims along with their fullscope of equivalents.

The following abbreviations apply:

ASIC: application-specific integrated circuit

CPU: central processing unit

DSP: digital signal processor

EO: electrical-to-optical

FPGA: field-programmable gate array

LAN: local area network

lm: lumen(s)

OE: optical-to-electrical

RAM: random-access memory

REM: rapid eye movement

RF: radio frequency

ROM: read-only memory

RX: receiver unit

SIDS: sudden infant death syndrome

SRAM: static RAM

TCAM: ternary content-addressable memory

TX: transmitter unit.

Current baby monitors monitor baby vital signs, which may be simplyreferred to as vitals. For instance, some baby monitors use pulseoximetry to determine a baby's oxygen saturation and heart rate. Theoxygen saturation and the heart rate can indicate the baby's sleepstatus, as well as unwanted events such as suffocation, an infection,and sleep apnea. Baby monitors may also include temperature sensors tomeasure the baby's body temperature. Thus, baby monitors can be powerfultools that indicate important information about sleep status andunwanted events. While such baby monitors may help ensure the baby'ssafety, they do not assist with the baby's sleep.

Disclosed herein are embodiments for baby monitor system sound and lightdelivery based on vitals. The baby monitor system comprises a wearablethat obtains vitals from a baby using pulse oximetry and a base stationthat delivers sound and light based on those vitals. The sound and lightguide a baby into and out of sleep. If the baby prematurely awakes, thenthe base station may repeat the process. While pulse oximetry isdiscussed, the wearable may employ other techniques to obtain vitals. Inaddition, though a baby and a parent are discussed, the baby monitorsystem may be a more general system that assists children and theirparents, adults and their caretakers, or others.

FIG. 1 is a baby monitor system 100 according to an embodiment of thedisclosure. The baby monitor system 100 comprises a wearable 110, a basestation 120, a network 130, and a terminal device 140. The network 130is the Internet, a LAN, or another suitable network. Though the terminaldevice 140 is shown as a mobile phone, the terminal device 140 is anydevice suitable for communicating with the network 130. The terminaldevice 140 comprises an application 150 and a display 160.

The wearable 110 obtains vitals from a baby using pulse oximetry. Thevitals comprise oxygen saturation and heart rate. The wearable mayobtain vitals using other techniques such as temperature sensing. Thus,the vitals may also comprise body temperature. The wearable 110transmits the vitals to the base station 120 either directly usingBluetooth or another suitable technology or indirectly through thenetwork 130.

The base station 120 receives the vitals from the wearable 110, emitssound and light based on the vitals, and transmits information to theterminal device 140 either directly using Bluetooth or another suitabletechnology or indirectly through the network 130. The base station 110may emit the sound and the light also based on audio data, video data,or velocity data. The information includes information about the sound,the light, and the vitals.

The terminal device 140 receives the information through the application150 and displays the information on the display 160. A parent views theinformation and generates first instructions using the application 150.The terminal device 140 transmits first instructions to the base station120 either directly using Bluetooth or another suitable technology orindirectly through the network 130. The base station 120 processes thefirst instructions, generates second instructions based on the firstinstructions, and transmits the second instructions to the wearable 110.The wearable 110 receives and implements the second instructions.

FIG. 2A is a top perspective view of the wearable 110 in FIG. 1. FIG. 2Ashows that the wearable 110 comprises a strap 210, a buttonhole 220, anda monitor 240. The monitor 240 comprises a button 230. The strap 210wraps around the baby's foot, ankle, or leg to secure the wearable 110to the baby. The buttonhole 220 secures the button 230, and thus themonitor 240, to the strap 210.

FIG. 2B is a top view of the monitor 240 in FIG. 2A. FIG. 2B shows thatthe monitor 240 comprises a hook-and-loop fastener 250, an opticalsensor 260, and a temperature sensor 270. The hook-and-loop fastener 250secures the monitor 240 within the strap 210 and against the baby. Theoptical sensor 260 performs pulse oximetry through the skin of the baby.The temperature sensor 270 obtains the temperature of the baby's body.

FIG. 3A is a front perspective view of the base station 120 in FIG. 1.FIG. 3A shows that the base station 120 comprises a night light 305, apreset button 310, and an alarm mute button 315. The night light 305emits light. The preset button 310 toggles presets on and off. Thepresets may include customizable light and sound settings. For instance,each preset may include a color and an intensity of the light, a musicor white noise selection, and audio levels for the sound. The presetsmay also include days, start times, and end times for the sound and thelight, for instance as part of a sleep schedule as described below. Amanufacturer of the base station 120 or another company maypre-configure the presets in, or push the presets to, the base station120. The presets may be based on recommendations from sleep experts. Thealarm mute button 315 mutes an alarm that plays from the base station120.

FIG. 3B is a back perspective view of the base station 120 in FIG. 1.FIG. 3B shows that the base station 120 further comprises a volumebutton 320, a sound button 325, a night light button 330, and a resetbutton 335. The volume button 320 adjusts a volume of sound emittingfrom the base station 120. The sound button 325 plays or pauses thesound emitting from the base station 120. The night light button 330turns off, turns on, or adjusts light emitting from the night light 305.The reset button 335 resets the base station 120.

FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the base station 120 in FIG. 1. FIG. 3Cshows that the base station 120 further comprises a speaker 340, ahotspot button 345, and a voice assistance button 350. The speaker 340emits sound. The hotspot button 345 toggles on and off a wirelesshotspot. The parent may use may use the hotspot to set up orconfiguration the wearable 110 and the base station 120. The voiceassistance button 350 turns on and off a voice assistant such as AmazonAlexa or Google Home.

The baby monitor system 100 implements various modes. Those modesinclude a sound mode and a light mode. The parent may customize thosemodes at any time through the application 150.

Sound Mode

Some babies sleep better in response to sound. The sound may assist thebaby in going to sleep or staying asleep. The sound may be backgroundnoise such as white noise or music such as lullabies or classical music,depending on the baby's preference. The baby monitor system 100 deliverssuch sound.

In a sound mode, the speaker 340 emits a first sound in order to assistthe baby's sleep. The first sound may be background noise or music. Thespeaker 340 begins emitting the first sound at a first predeterminedtime, in response to a manual toggle of the sound button 325, or inresponse to a manual instruction in the application 150. The firstpredetermined time may be when the baby is to begin sleep. For instance,the parent sets the first predetermined time to 7:00 p.m. using theapplication 150. In this context, “predetermined” means before anassociated operation is to be executed. Thus, the first predeterminedtime is set before the speaker 340 begins emitting the first sound atthe first predetermined time.

The speaker 340 gradually increases a volume of the first sound untilthe volume is a first predetermined volume or until the baby fallsasleep. The base station 120 knows when the baby is asleep based on thevitals the base station 120 receives from the wearable 110. Once thebaby is asleep, the speaker 340 gradually decreases the volume of thefirst sound until the volume is a second predetermined volume or untilthe baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep. For instance, thepredetermined state of sleep is a REM state. The base station 120 knowswhen the baby is in the predetermined state of sleep based on the vitalsthe base station 120 receives from the wearable 110.

If the baby prematurely awakes, then the speaker 340 repeats the processabove to guide the baby back to sleep. Premature awakening may bedefined as any time before a second predetermined time, which isdescribed below. The base station 120 knows when the baby prematurelyawakes based on the vitals the base station 120 receives from thewearable 110. The base station 120 may know when the baby prematurelyawakes also based on audio data, video data, or velocity data, which aredescribed further below.

Finally, the speaker 340 begins emitting a second sound at the secondpredetermined time. The second predetermined time may be when the babyis to wake up. For instance, the parent sets the second predeterminedtime to 7:00 a.m. using the application 150. A type and volume of thesecond sound may be set to ensure that the baby awakes. The speaker 340ends emitting the second sound until a predetermined time or until thebaby reaches a predetermined state of arousal. The base station 120knows a current state of arousal based on the vitals the base station120 receives from the wearable 110.

In addition, the parent may manually toggle off and on or adjust thevolume of the first sound or the second sound at any time using thevolume button 320, the sound button 325, or the application 150. Forinstance, the parent increases the volume of the second sound in orderto mask a loud noise such as a car alarm that might interrupt the baby'ssleep. The speaker 340 may emit different sounds corresponding todifferent sleep states. For instance, the first sound may begin as alullaby and end as white noise. The speaker 340 may vary the sounds andthe sounds' volumes based on environmental data. For instance, thesounds may be louder if ambient noise is louder. The base station 120may collect data related to the baby's sleep patterns, identify trends,and make suggestions to the parent. For instance, the base station 120may suggest what sounds and volumes yield the best sleep for the baby,and the parent may select those sounds and volumes. When the video dataindicate that the baby has exited the bed or the audio data indicateinclude certain known words, the speaker 340 may emit pre-recordedvoices of parents or emit other sounds to calm or instruct the baby.

Light Mode

Some babies sleep better in response to light. The light may assist thebaby in going to sleep. For instance, the baby may feel comfortedknowing that a light is on. The baby monitor system 100 delivers suchlight.

In a light mode, the night light 305 emits a first light in order toassist the baby's sleep. The first light may be a red light, which mayaid or at least not inhibit sleep, yet comfort the baby. The red lightmay be relatively dim. For instance, the red light is about 0-12 lm. Thenight light 305 begins emitting the first light at a first predeterminedtime, in response to a manual toggle of the night light button 330, orin response to a manual instruction in the application 150. The firstpredetermined time may be when the baby is to sleep. For instance, theparent sets the first predetermined time to 7:00 p.m. using theapplication 150. Once the baby is asleep, the night light 305 stopsemitting the first light. The base station 120 knows when the baby isasleep based on the vitals the base station 120 receives from thewearable 110.

If the baby prematurely awakes, then the night light 305 repeats theprocess above to guide the baby back to sleep. Again, prematureawakening may be defined as any time before a second predetermined time,which is described below. The base station 120 knows when the babyprematurely awakes based on the vitals the base station 120 receivesfrom the wearable 110.

Finally, the night light 305 emits a second light at the secondpredetermined time. The second light may be a white light, which mayarouse the baby. The white light may be relatively bright. For instance,the white light is about 0-25 lm. The second predetermined time may bewhen the baby is to wake up. For instance, the parent sets the secondpredetermined time to 7:00 a.m. using the application 150. Prematureawakening may be defined as any time before the second predeterminedtime.

In addition, the parent may manually toggle off and on or adjust theamount of the first light or the second light at any time using thenight light button 330 or the application 150. For instance, in the caseof an older child who is potty training, the parent may toggle on thenight light 305 if the child indicates that he or she needs to go to thebathroom, and the night light 305 may comfort the child and assist hisor her ability to see a way to the bathroom. Similarly, data from theoptical sensor 260, audio data, video data, or velocity data mayindicate whether the child has stepped out of the bed for anotherreason. In response, the parent may toggle on the night light 305 toassist the child. The base station 120 may be programmed to respond tocertain words spoken by the child, for example, “mom,” “dad,” or“potty,” by turning on or off the night light 305, changing an intensityof the light, or changing a color of the light.

FIG. 4 is a baby monitor environment 400 according to an embodiment ofthe disclosure. The baby monitor environment 400 comprises the basestation 120, a sensor system 410, and the wearable 110. The sensorsystem 410 comprises any combination of a microphone that obtains audiodata; a camera that obtains video data; a Doppler radar that obtains aheart rate; a temperature sensor that obtains a body temperature; and atransmitter that transmits the audio data, the video data, and vitalssuch as the heart rate and the body temperature to the base station 120.The base station 120 may emit the sound and the light based on the audiodata, the video data, or the vitals as described above. Though notshown, the baby monitor environment 400 may further comprise the network130 and the terminal device 140 and thus comprise the larger babymonitor system 100.

For Doppler monitoring, the sensor system 410 comprises a transducerthat converts electrical signals into sound waves and emits those soundwaves towards the baby's heart. The sound waves reflect off of the heartas reflected sound waves. The reflected sound waves increase infrequency as the heart relaxes and decrease in frequency as the heartcontracts. That change in frequency due to distance is referred to asthe Doppler effect. By analyzing the reflected sound waves based on theDoppler effect, the sensor system 410 obtains the heart rate.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method 500 of baby monitor systemsound and light delivery based on vitals according to an embodiment ofthe disclosure. The baby monitor system 100 implements the method 500.Specifically, the base station 120 may implement the method 500.

At step 510, a sleep schedule of a baby is obtained. For instance, thebase station 120 obtains the sleep schedule from the parent through theapplication 150. The sleep schedule may comprise a first predeterminedtime when the baby is to begin sleep, a predetermined state of sleepsuch as a REM state, and a second predetermined time when the baby is towake up. Alternatively, the sleep schedule is a manual toggle using thesound button 325, the night light button 330, or the application 150.

At step 520, vitals of the baby are obtained. For instance, the basestation 120 obtains vitals from the wearable 110. The vitals may bebased on any combination of pulse oximetry using the optical sensor 260,Doppler monitoring using the sensor system 410, or temperature sensingusing the temperature sensor 270 or the sensor system 410. The vitalsmay comprise oxygen saturation, heart rate, or body temperature.Alternatively, instead of vitals, the base station 120 obtains audiodata or video data form the sensor system 410.

Finally, at step 530, a first sound or a first light is caused to beemitted in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. The firstsound may be music or white noise. The first light may be a red light ora dim red light. Alternatively, the first sound or the first light iscaused to be emitted in response to the sleep schedule and either theaudio data or the video data.

The method 500 may comprise additional steps. The first sound may befurther caused to emit at a first predetermined time when the baby is tobegin sleep or in response to a manual toggle or a manual instruction. Avolume of the first sound may be caused to increase until the volume isa first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep. After thebaby is asleep, the volume may be caused to decrease until the volume isa second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches a predeterminedstate of sleep. The first light may be further caused to emit at a firstpredetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or in response to amanual toggle or a manual instruction. Finally, after the baby isasleep, the first light may be caused to stop emitting.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus 500 according to anembodiment of the disclosure. The apparatus 600 may implement thedisclosed embodiments. The apparatus 600 comprises ingress ports 610 andan RX 620 to receive data; a processor, 630 or logic unit, basebandunit, CPU, or processing means to process the data; a TX 640 and egressports 650 to transmit the data; and a memory 660 to store the data. Theapparatus 600 may also comprise OE components, EO components, or RFcomponents coupled to the ingress ports 610, the RX 620, the TX 640, andthe egress ports 650 to provide ingress or egress of optical signals,electrical signals, or RF signals.

The processor 630 is any combination of hardware, middleware, firmware,or software. The processor 630 comprises any combination of one or moreCPU chips, cores, FPGAs, ASICs, or DSPs. The processor 630 communicateswith the ingress ports 610, the RX 620, the TX 640, the egress ports650, and the memory 660. The processor 630 comprises a baby monitorsystem component 670, which implements the disclosed embodiments. Theinclusion of the baby monitor system component 670 therefore provides asubstantial improvement to the functionality of the apparatus 600 andeffects a transformation of the apparatus 600 to a different state.Alternatively, the memory 660 stores the baby monitor system component670 as instructions, and the processor 630 executes those instructions.

The memory 660 comprises any combination of disks, tape drives, orsolid-state drives. The apparatus 600 may use the memory 660 as anover-flow data storage device to store programs when the apparatus 600selects those programs for execution and to store instructions and datathat the apparatus 600 reads during execution of those programs, forinstance as a computer program product. The memory 660 may be volatileor non-volatile and may be any combination of ROM, RAM, TCAM, or SRAM.

A computer program product may comprise computer-executable instructionsstored on a non-transitory medium that, when executed by a processor,cause an apparatus to perform the disclosed embodiments. Thenon-transitory medium may be the memory 660. The processor may be theprocessor 630. The apparatus may be the apparatus 600.

In a first aspect, a baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and aprocessor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleepschedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals arebased on pulse oximetry, Doppler monitoring, or temperature sensing; andcause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleepschedule and the vitals.

In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the baby monitor systemfurther comprises a base station, wherein the base station comprises thememory and the processor.

In a third aspect based on any of the first through second aspects, thebase station further comprises a speaker configured to emit the firstsound.

In a fourth aspect based on any of the first through third aspects, thebaby monitor system further comprises a wearable, wherein the wearablecomprises an optical sensor configured to perform the pulse oximetry.

In a fifth aspect based on any of the first through fourth aspects, theprocessor is further configured to further cause the first sound to emitat a first predetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or inresponse to a manual toggle or a manual instruction.

In a sixth aspect based on any of the first through fifth aspects, theprocessor is further configured to cause a volume of the first sound toincrease until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until thebaby falls asleep.

In a seventh aspect based on any of the first through sixth aspects, theprocessor is further configured to, after the baby is asleep, decreasethe volume until the volume is a second predetermined volume or untilthe baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep.

In an eighth aspect based on any of the first through seventh aspects,the predetermined state is a REM state.

In a ninth aspect based on any of the first through eighth aspects, whenthe baby prematurely awakes, the processor is further configured to:cause the first sound to emit; cause the volume to increase until thevolume is the first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep;and cause, after the baby is asleep, the volume to decrease until thevolume is the second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches thepredetermined state of sleep.

In a tenth aspect based on any of the first through ninth aspects, theprocessor is further configured to cause a second sound to emit at asecond predetermined time when the baby is to wake up.

In an eleventh aspect based on any of the first through tenth aspects,the second predetermined time is when the baby is to wake up.

In a twelfth aspect based on any of the first through eleventh aspects,the processor is further configured to further cause the first light toemit at a first predetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or inresponse to a manual toggle or a manual instruction.

In a thirteenth aspect based on any of the first through twelfthaspects, the processor is further configured to, after the baby isasleep, cause the first light to stop emitting.

In a fourteenth aspect based on any of the first through thirteenthaspects, when the baby prematurely awakes, the processor is furtherconfigured to: cause the first light to emit; and cause, after the babyis asleep, the first light to stop emitting.

In a fifteenth aspect based on any of the first through fourteenthaspects, the processor is further configured to cause a second light toemit at a second predetermined time when the baby is to wake up.

In a sixteenth aspect, a method comprises: obtaining a sleep schedule ofa baby;

-   -   obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on        pulse oximetry, Doppler monitoring, or temperature sensing; and        causing a first sound or a first light to emit in response to        the sleep schedule and the vitals.

In a seventh aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, the method furthercomprises: further causing the first sound to emit at a firstpredetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or in response to amanual toggle or a manual instruction; causing a volume of the firstsound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume oruntil the baby falls asleep; and causing, after the baby is asleep, thevolume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume oruntil the baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep.

In an eighteenth aspect based on any of the sixteenth throughseventeenth aspect, the method further comprises: further causing thefirst light to emit at a first predetermined time when the baby is tobegin sleep or in response to a manual toggle or a manual instruction;and causing, after the baby is asleep, the first light to stop emitting.

In a nineteenth aspect, a computer program product comprisescomputer-executable instructions for storage on a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause anapparatus to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of thebaby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry, Dopplermonitoring, or temperature sensing; and cause a first sound or a firstlight to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals.

In a twentieth aspect based on the nineteenth aspect, the instructionsfurther cause the apparatus to: further cause the first sound to emit ata first predetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or inresponse to a manual toggle or a manual instruction; cause a volume ofthe first sound to increase until the volume is a first predeterminedvolume or until the baby falls asleep; cause, after the baby is asleep,the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volumeor until the baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep; further causethe first light to emit at the first predetermined time or in responseto a manual toggle or a manual instruction; and cause, after the baby isasleep, the first light to stop emitting.

The terms “about,” “approximately,” and their derivatives mean within±10% of a subsequent modifier. While several embodiments have beenprovided in the present disclosure, it may be understood that thedisclosed systems and methods might be embodied in many other specificforms without departing from the spirit or scope of the presentdisclosure. The present examples are to be considered as illustrativeand not restrictive, and the intention is not to be limited to thedetails given herein. For example, the various elements or componentsmay be combined or integrated in another system or certain features maybe omitted, or not implemented.

In addition, techniques, systems, subsystems, and methods described andillustrated in the various embodiments as discrete or separate may becombined or integrated with other systems, components, techniques, ormethods without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.Other items shown or discussed as coupled may be directly coupled or maybe indirectly coupled or communicating through some interface, device,or intermediate component whether electrically, mechanically, orotherwise. Other examples of changes, substitutions, and alterations areascertainable by one skilled in the art and may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope disclosed herein.

1. A baby monitor system comprising: a memory; and a processor coupledto the memory and configured to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby;obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on Dopplermonitoring; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit in responseto the sleep schedule and the vitals.
 2. The baby monitor system ofclaim 1, further comprising a base station, wherein the base stationcomprises the memory and the processor.
 3. The baby monitor system ofclaim 2, wherein the base station further comprises a speaker configuredto emit the first sound.
 4. The baby monitor system of claim 1, furthercomprising a sensor system, wherein the sensor system comprises atransducer configured to perform the Doppler monitoring.
 5. The babymonitor system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configuredto further cause the first sound to emit at a first predetermined timewhen the baby is to begin sleep or in response to a manual toggle or amanual instruction.
 6. The baby monitor system of claim 5, wherein theprocessor is further configured to cause a volume of the first sound toincrease until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until thebaby falls asleep.
 7. The baby monitor system of claim 6, wherein theprocessor is further configured to, after the baby is asleep, decreasethe volume until the volume is a second predetermined volume or untilthe baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep.
 8. The baby monitorsystem of claim 7, wherein the predetermined state is a rapid eyemovement (REM) state.
 9. The baby monitor system of claim 7, whereinwhen the baby prematurely awakes, the processor is further configuredto: cause the first sound to emit; cause the volume to increase untilthe volume is the first predetermined volume or until the baby fallsasleep; and cause, after the baby is asleep, the volume to decreaseuntil the volume is the second predetermined volume or until the babyreaches the predetermined state of sleep.
 10. The baby monitor system ofclaim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to cause a secondsound to emit at a second predetermined time when the baby is to wakeup.
 11. The baby monitor system of claim 10, wherein the secondpredetermined time is when the baby is to wake up.
 12. The baby monitorsystem of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured tofurther cause the first light to emit at a first predetermined time whenthe baby is to begin sleep or in response to a manual toggle or a manualinstruction.
 13. The baby monitor system of claim 12, wherein theprocessor is further configured to, after the baby is asleep, cause thefirst light to stop emitting.
 14. The baby monitor system of claim 13,wherein when the baby prematurely awakes, the processor is furtherconfigured to: cause the first light to emit; and cause, after the babyis asleep, the first light to stop emitting.
 15. The baby monitor systemof claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to cause asecond light to emit at a second predetermined time when the baby is towake up.
 16. A method comprising: obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby;obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on Dopplermonitoring; and causing a first sound or a first light to emit inresponse to the sleep schedule and the vitals.
 17. The method of claim16, further comprising: further causing the first sound to emit at afirst predetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or in responseto a manual toggle or a manual instruction; causing a volume of thefirst sound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volumeor until the baby falls asleep; and causing, after the baby is asleep,the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volumeor until the baby reaches a predetermined state of sleep.
 18. The methodof claim 16, further comprising: further causing the first light to emitat a first predetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or inresponse to a manual toggle or a manual instruction; and causing, afterthe baby is asleep, the first light to stop emitting.
 19. A computerprogram product comprising computer-executable instructions that arestored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and that, whenexecuted by a processor, cause an apparatus to: obtain a sleep scheduleof a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based onDoppler monitoring; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit inresponse to the sleep schedule and the vitals.
 20. The computer programproduct of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause theapparatus to: further cause the first sound to emit at a firstpredetermined time when the baby is to begin sleep or in response to amanual toggle or a manual instruction; cause a volume of the first soundto increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume or untilthe baby falls asleep; cause, after the baby is asleep, the volume todecrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume or until thebaby reaches a predetermined state of sleep; further cause the firstlight to emit at the first predetermined time or in response to a manualtoggle or a manual instruction; and cause, after the baby is asleep, thefirst light to stop emitting.